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Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

gasforfree — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:04:49 -0000

Thank you for your comments.

GasForFREE is a startup company! as TDavid mentioned, with his "Less than 10 cars...." post, all that can be said is "STARTUP" and this means AS a startup company....we have to start somewhere! For being a young company, we are moving in the right direction and are taking a far different approach to this than companies have done in the past (@Josh Morgan).

Our pricing model is one that allows advertiser's the ability to select from a menu of layout options, length of contract and set pricing for each type of campaign that is selected.

An advertiser selects from the database of vehicles, the type of vehicle they wish to display their campaign on AND the location, commute pattern, length of contract and type of layout.

The pricing of the GasForFREE business model is the key to its longevity, future growth and long term success. This version (as compared to companies that existed around the height of the dot com boom) is an affordable one. Meaning, we don't want to cater solely to the large ad budget clients but also want to offer an affordable method of advertising to the localized businesses in small, medium and large markets alike.

With many of the offline advertising models (i.e. Television, radio and newspaper) generating declining ad revenues, this form of marketing allows advertiser's the ability to reach their consumer in the offline world.

We look forward to serving our driver community as well as building our network of advertising clients around the country.

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

dumbfounder — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:16:24 -0000

This is a brilliant idea because it means that there is a rough correlation between how much exposure the ads get and how much they pay you. And for SUV's that guzzle more gas, there is more ad space.

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

TDavid — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:24:12 -0000

Sounds great ... BUT from the video:

"Less than 10 cars" on the road and "more than 300 cars" in the database. Odds aren't so good you'll be getting free gas any time soon.

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:32:33 -0000

Indeed - I'm on the list.

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

Ling — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:17:39 -0000

Well, regardless of whether its old or new, the idea is brilliant, especially given the rising cost of filling up a tank.

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

Iris Hopkins — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:31:20 -0000

AWWW! My baby (AJ) is sooo handsome!

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:49:52 -0000

Possibly. Similar concept.

To be fair, AJ wasn't around in the 90s.

Re: Want Free Gas? Watch This. (video)

Josh Morgan — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:07:21 -0000

Didn't this get tried as myfreecar.com in the 90's?